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The Pinball Show Ep 161: The JJP Avatar Episode
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 19 min listen
The Pinball Show Episode 161: The JJP Avatar Episode Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Production Updates - The Uncanny X-Men Stream & Followup Gameplay Video - George Gomez Goes...
Highlights
- Jack Danger was on an accelerated 12-month schedule for Uncanny X-Men due to a prior game getting in trouble and being pulled/bumped back
- Gary Stern expressed concerns about Jack Danger's lower playfield design, telling George Gomez 'he's doing something strange with the bottom'
- George Gomez originally wanted to design The Matrix but Gary Stern pushed him toward Lord of the Rings instead
- A competitor has inked a DC (Superman/Batman) licensing deal, per George Gomez hearing through the grapevine
- 70% of Stern games are going into homes (consumer-based) versus commercial locations
- Spike 3 will maintain backwards compatibility with Spike 2 node architecture
- Jurassic Park Home Plus games sold to Costco are probably gone by Christmas
- The next Spike 3 game introduction will likely be a 'Cornerstone game' rather than an immediate release
- X-Men livestream suffered from difficult game setup, incomplete code state, costume obscuring gameplay, and lack of explanation
- Avatar: Battle for Pandora had stronger than expected initial response and reception
Notable quotes
“I'm in so deep that I hear some things. It's so frustrating knowing things, not being able to talk about them.”
“You just don't want people making a game they don't want to make.”
“I'm a CEO of Stern Pinball, and I know how much money Back to the Future will make me. And I have a friendship with Joe Kamiko... I don't buy it. I just don't buy it.”
“He's doing something strange with the bottom. You're going to have to get that under control.”
“I agree, but let me let him cook. Let's see if he can.”
“The game's special. Just wait.”
“We're not there yet regarding the Uncanny X-Men music and sound, background UI, code, general animation.”
“It was stupid. It's like I just gave a lecture on this. Dennis, the golden rule.”
“They broke one of your golden rules, right? I said, yes, they did.”
“This is not Williams. They don't want to make people do things they don't want to. This is the 21st century.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Costco· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Avatar: Battle for Pandora· game
- John Wick· game
- Jurassic Park Home Plus· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- The Matrix· game
- Uncanny X-Men· game
- Venom· game
- Canadian Spinball Podcast· organization
- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama· organization
- Phantom Tilt Pinball Podcast· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Dennis· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Gary Stern· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Joe Kaminkow· person
- Spike 3· product
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